WEe haue since our entry into this Realme of England, had special care to make all our Subiects know, with how equall affection we resolued to proceede in all things which should concerne the safetie or honor of our Kingdomes, for both which we know we are to make one and the self-same accompt to Almighty God, vnder whom we hold all earthly things, In which respect, we were very curious to preuent at our first comming all manner of offences or affronts, which naturally doe arise betweene seuerall Nations at their first ioyning in societie and conuersation, neuer ceasing to lay seuere commandement vpon our greatest Subiects that came in with vs, to suppresse any iniurious Actions of any of their Seruants or Traine, towards the meanest Subiects of English birth, in whom from the highest to the lowest we haue obserued so great loue and generall obedience to vs and our Cammandements: And whensoeuer it hath come to our eares that any Offence hath bene done by any of them, Wee haue made them know how much it hath displeased vs. Notwithstanding, because we doe heare of many Insoelncies reported to be committed by our Nation of Scotland to our English Subiects, with this addition further, That the Magistrates and Iustices are thought to be remisse towards such, in doubt lest the same should be offensiuely reported to vs: We haue thought it conuenient aswell for the satisfaction of the one sort, as for admonition to the others, to publish by open signification, That seeing it hath pleased Almightie God to call vs to the Supreme power ouer both, Wee are purposed to be an vniuersall and equall Souereigne to them both, and to administer Iustice where there shall be oc­casion, without any worldly respect to either of them. And therefore doe hereby enioyne all Lieutenants, Deputy Lieutenants, Iustices of Peace, and all other our Officers and Ministers of this Kingdome, that whensoeuer com­plaint shall be made to any of them, that breach of Peace is committed by those of our Nation of Scotland, vpon the Subiects of England, or by the Subiects of England vpon those of the Nation of Scotland, In both which kindes we heare of many great abuses, though sometimes aggrauated according to the humour of the Reporters, they shall carefully vpon euery complaint, examine with all indifferency the particulars of euery such Action, and cause punish­ment to be inflicted vpon the partie offending, without respect of Nation, according to the Lawes of this Realme.

And to the end they may not doubt ot proceede to the execution thereof: As we doe hereby not onely assure them that we will strengthen and maintaine all Officers and Magistrates in the execution of their Officers, for the preser­uation of the publike Peace of this Realme: So if we shall see at any time that any Magistrate shal be slow to redresse such grieuances, or punish the Offenders, We shall haue cause to thinke, that they are willing to nourish some cause of such rumours, the rather to serue for colour or cause of further alienantion, & so by consequence of sedition amongst our people, and an hinderance to that union betweene both States, which is one of the greatest benefits that We bring with vs to our people for their strength and safetie; in gouerning of whom, though We must vse, as all other Princes doe, the ministery of subodinate Ministers, yet God Almighty knoweth, that in our owne mind there is not a thought of partialitie towards either of them, but an internal desire and resolution to afford indifferent Grace and Iustice to all: For demonstration whereof We haue bene forced to publish thus much, lest the iniquitie of Faction and vnruly spirits might blemish the innocencie and intergritie of our heart towards all our Subiects, whom We holde dearer then our owne life.

Giuen at our Castle of Windsore the eight day of Iuly, 1603. in the first yeere of our Reigne of England, France, and Ireland, And of Scot­land the sixe and thirtieth.

God saue the King.